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Welches Water Company
Our Services
Get Connected
New to the community? Get water connected to your home here!
Manage My Account
For current customer, online account maintenance is coming in the Summer of 2023!
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ABOUT US
About Welches Water
Welches Water Company is a non-profit, member-owned corporation that provides clean, pure mountain spring water to 130 households in the Welches, Oregon area. The water comes from two unnamed springs about 1600 feet up from the valley floor of Huckleberry Mountain. The springs are encased in concrete boxes and the water is piped down the mountain to two storage tanks. From there, gravity distributes it to our members.
Property owners with a water connection are members of the Welches Water Corporation. Our water rights granted to us from the State of Oregon in 1927 only allow 130 connections to our system.
The Welches Water Company is managed by a seven member unpaid volunteer Board of Directors. Directors, who must be members of the Welches Water Company, are elected to three-year terms. Terms alternate, with different positions up for election each year during the annual meeting of the members that is usually held in August.
The Board of Directors employs a state-certified Water Operator to operate the water system. The Board of Directors also employs an administrative company to do billings, manage cash, and perform additional administrative functions as required. The Board of Directors acts under established rules and regulations for the Welches Water Company, and acts on and regularly updates a Master Plan for system maintenance, repairs, and upgrades.
QUESTIONS?
Whether you’re curious about our services or just need some help we’re here to answer any questions.